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What's more terrifying than ghouls and goblins? Insurance claims.

Halloween is traditionally a night of mischief. In an ideal world, that would mean an evening of good-natured fun, but many take advantage of the holiday to do actual damage. According to claims data from Travelers collected over the last decade, vandalism claims increase 68% on Halloween compared to all other days of the year. Their data also showed an uptick in theft (8%), theft on premises (11%), mysterious disappearance (5%) and liability (5%) on the holiday.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller

Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].